The role of serum concentration of hepatocyte growth factor in clinical monitoring of oral squamous cell carcinoma

2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 536-537
Author(s):  
H. Borgiel-Marek ◽  
B. Marek ◽  
I. Niedzielska ◽  
D. Kajdaniuk
2006 ◽  
Vol 126 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chul-Ho Kim ◽  
Sung-Kyun Moon ◽  
Joon-Ho Bae ◽  
Jae Ho Lee ◽  
Jae Ho Han ◽  
...  

2002 ◽  
Vol 127 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffery Fleigel ◽  
Jack Sedwick ◽  
Lori J. Kornberg

OBJECTIVE: We sought to assess the effect of extracellular matrix and hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF) on the growth and motility of cultured squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) cells. METHODS: Cultured cells were incubated in the presence of HGF/SF. The effect of HFG/SF on cell growth, motility, and phosphorylation of the signaling proteins FAK and Erk was determined. RESULTS: HGF/SF is both mitogenic and motogenic to the human SCCHN cell line FaDu. Incubation of FaDu cells in the presence of HGF/SF led to a rapid increase in phosphorylation of both FAK and the growth-promoting kinase Erk. HGF/SF-induced phosphorylation of FAK and Erk was observed in both detached and attached SCCHN cells. However, phosphorylation was much greater in attached cells. CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE: The mitogenic and motogenic activities of HGF/SF may contribute to the pathogenesis of SCCHN in vivo.


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